Events

Friday, March 1, 2013

Our Bears Belong in Buffalo

The
Buffalo Zoo announced the next phase of fundraising for the new polar bear
exhibit, and introduced a polar bear cub to the public.

The
Buffalo Zoo has spent the past two years raising over $14 million of the $18
million needed to build a new entrance and polar bear exhibit. They are now
asking residents of Western New York and the surrounding community to help
raise the remaining $4 million required to build the exhibit and keep polar
bears in Buffalo.

The Zoo
also introduced a polar bear cub to the public for the first time. The Buffalo
Zoo is one of only two zoos in North America
to have polar bear births this year. The cub was born on November 27th
to mother Anana, sired by Nanuq, and has been hand raised by the Zoo’s
veterinary technician and keeper staff.

Though
the cub is currently too small to go on exhibit for the public, she will be
visible on a closed-circuit television in the Zoo’s M&T Bank Rainforest
Falls Monday through
Friday from 12 p.m. until 3.p.m. The Zoo will also post regular updates to
their website and Facebook page.

The Zoo
hopes that seeing the cub will encourage the Western New York community to make
their polar pledge to the campaign, so that they can build the Arctic Edge
exhibit and keep the cub in Buffalo.

Make your
polar pledge today by texting zoobear to 56512, or visit www.buffalozoo.org. For more information
about how to help, please call (716) 995-6131. For updates about the polar bear
cub, please visit buffalozoo.org, or the Zoo’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BuffaloZoo

The
Buffalo Zoo wishes to thank Synacom Networks, Inc. for their assistance in
making the video feed of the polar bear cub possible.